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| 2026 SLD 3074 |
Cr.A No. 116-A/2024
Presented By: (AURANGZEB) JUDGE
Date of hearing……………….29.04.2026…………………………... Appellant (Janis alias Jan Muhammad) Sardar Muhammad Asif, Advocate.
Respondents (The State & another) The State By Mr. Shoaib Ali, Assistant Advocate General and
Respondent No.2/complainant By Mr. Amir Zada Khan, Advocate
(Janis alias Jan Muhammad)
VS
. (The State & another)
Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860
Section: 302(b), 201
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 544-A
Tagline
Where the prosecution proves guilt through reliable ocular, medical, forensic, and circumstantial evidence, minor discrepancies do not undermine the prosecution case; failure to prove motive constitutes a mitigating circumstance justifying life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
Summary
The appellant, Janis alias Jan Muhammad, challenged his conviction for the murder of Mst. Riffat Bibi, while the complainant sought enhancement of his sentence to death and challenged the acquittal of co-accused Fahad and Mst. Zuhra Bibi.
The High Court held that the prosecution had successfully proved the appellant's guilt through credible ocular testimony, medical evidence, forensic evidence, and corroborative circumstantial evidence. The minor discrepancies highlighted by the defence were held to be natural and insufficient to discredit the prosecution's case.